Brad Paisley announced he will embark on a 2020 World Tour. Kicking off May 15 in Concord, Calif., the tour will make additional U.S. stops in San Diego, Detroit, Cincinnati, Tampa and more. The tour will also visit Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany and Canada. Jordan Davis and Gabby Barrett will serve as support. Additional…… MORE
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It pays to write the hits. Songwriter Dallas Davidson, who has penned 24 No. 1 hits—including Blake Shelton’s “Boys ’Round Here” and Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again”—recently purchased a $2.5 million home in Nashville. The 7,379-square-foot home, which was built in 1929, sits on .86 acres on Belle Meade Boulevard and features four bedrooms, seven…… MORE
10 years. They call that a decade. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will team up for the 10th time to co-host the upcoming 51st annual CMA Awards on Nov. 8. Brad and Carrie’s 10-year run is second only to Vince Gill’s 12-year stint as host. The 51st annual CMA Awards will air live from Bridgestone…… MORE
Love and Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles and wife Jenna welcomed a new addition to their family on June 8: daughter Rayni Bell, who joins big brother Jett (3). Love and Theft had to cancel their CMA Fest performance on Thursday afternoon (June 8) because Jenna went into labor. Newcomer Filmore covered their vacant spot on…… MORE
More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 1 of CMA Fest to see performances by Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan. But the crowd also got a couple of surprises: both Garth Brooks and Lauren Alaina made unannounced visits to the stage. Garth treated fans to a set…… MORE
As Blake Shelton was headlining a gig at the Grand Ole Opry last night (June 8), the Oak Ridge Boys were doing the same thing across town at Ascend Amphitheater. Once the Oaks finished their set, they hopped on their bus and motored over to the Opry, where they joined Blake onstage for a rendition…… MORE
As Blake Shelton gears up for his headlining gig at Nissan Stadium on Friday night (June 9), the 40-year-old superstar sat down with Nash Country Daily on his tour bus on Lower Broadway to reflect on his first CMA Fest experience in 1994, when the event was known as Fan Fair. At the time, Blake…… MORE
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As the CMT Music Awards were ending last night (June 8) at 9:30 p.m. CT, two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean decided it was the perfect time for an impromptu show outside the Country Music Hall of Fame. Thousands of fans swarmed the lawn at Walk of Fame Park to hear Jason play…… MORE
Before the trophies were dished out at the 2017 CMT Music Awards last night (June 7), the stars walked the red carpet in their best duds and dresses. From Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban to Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum—and everyone in between—check out 99 of our favorite photos courtesy of Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA. photos…… MORE
Over the past eight months, Keith Urban has been nominated for seven ACM Awards, two Grammys and five CMA Awards. How many did he win? Zero, zip, zilch, nada. When it came time to vote, the industry decided that Keith’s Ripcord album, multiple singles like “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” and entertainment prowess weren’t numero uno.…… MORE
